Sunday, October 28, 2007

First of all, go to Magical Musings, because they came up with this idea. (Will you forgive me for covering that which you don’t? They don’t report Thrillers, Crime, or Mystery. Heck, I’ll throw in Horror since Stewart sometimes pops by. )

"focusing on personal dramas set against the looming background of world-changing Twentieth Century historical events up through the Cold War"

Mystery/Crime

AUTHOR: Ira BerkowitzTITLE: Old Flame (two-book deal)EDITOR: Julian Pavia for Three Rivers PressAGENT: David Larabell at David Black Literary Agency"a gritty noir set in Hell’s Kitchen, in the vein of the author’s debut Family Matters"

AUTHOR: Malla NunnTITLE: A Beautiful Place to DieEDITOR: Emily Bestler at AtriaAGENT: Catherine Drayton at Inkwell Management, on behalf of Cameron CreswellDEAL: auction"set in South Africa at the time of the introduction of apartheid"

AUTHOR: Donn TaylorTITLE: Melodies for MurderEDITOR: Andy McGuire at MoodyPUBLICATION: 2008AGENT: Terry Burns at Hartline Literary AgencyDEAL: “nice deal” ($1 - $49,000)"measured to take a fall for a murder they didn’t commit, two unlikely sleuths team up to clear themselves"

AUTHOR: Lisa HarrisTITLE: Final DepositEDITOR: Krista Stroever at Steeple HillPUBLICATION: September 2008AGENT: Joyce Hart at Hartline Literary AgencyDEAL: “nice deal” ($1 - $49,000)"in which a woman’s father falls victim to a foreign scam; after disposing of all his stocks, mortgaging his house, and maxing out his credit cards, he flies to meet with the man who promised him millions for his help in expediting funds out of West Africa"

AUTHOR: Terence TaylorTITLE: Bite Marks and Blood StainsEDITOR: Monique Patterson at St. Martin’sPUBLICATION: 2009AGENT: Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates"BITE MARKS, set in the downtown New York City art scene circa 1986, and BLOOD STAINS, the sequel set 20 years later"